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ADRIAN SAINZ

ADRIAN SAINZ

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Crime|US

6 Tennessee officers charged in arrest of murder suspect after lengthy chase

Six Tennessee officers are scheduled to appear in court next week on charges including the use of excessive force while arresting a man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend at a Memphis-area park and then leading authorities on a three-county chase

Crime|US

The man charged in a daylong shooting rampage in Memphis is serving as his own lawyer

A Tennessee man who has decided to represent himself against capital murder charges in the deaths of three people during a daylong series of shootings in Memphis has told a judge that he needs more time to review evidence against him in the case

Crime|US

Army veteran pleads not guilty to killing homeless man in downtown Memphis

A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis, Tennessee

Crime|Political|US

Federal sentencings for 5 former officers delayed until after state trial in death of Tyre Nichols

A judge has ruled that sentencings for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will take place after an April state court trial on second-degree murder

Crime|News|US

4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating

Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop nine months ago

4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating
Celebrity|News|Sports|US

In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher

A Memphis, Tennessee, couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high school denied in court documents filed Thursday that they used a legal agreement between them to get rich at his expense and lied about intending to adopt him

In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
Crime|News|US

Sheriff says 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail

A sheriff says nine Memphis jail deputies have been indicted in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation

Sheriff says 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail
Lifestyle|News|Sports

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

A Tennessee judge says she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death

A judge has denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop

Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death
Crime|News|US

Lawyer makes unconfirmed claim that Tyre Nichols had stolen items in car before beating death

A lawyer for a former Memphis officer made an unconfirmed claim in court filings in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car from his fatal Jan. 7 encounter with police

Lawyer makes unconfirmed claim that Tyre Nichols had stolen items in car before beating death
Crime|News|US

The case of a Memphis man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun is moving forward

The case of a Tennessee man charged with trying to enter his former Jewish school with a gun and firing shots at a contractor who was working there can now be presented to a grand jury for a possible indictment

The case of a Memphis man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun is moving forward
Crime|News

Judge in Young Dolph murder case removes himself based on appeals court order

A judge has removed himself from the Young Dolph murder case Friday

Judge in Young Dolph murder case removes himself based on appeals court order
Crime|News|US

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing

A judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing
Entertainment|News|Sports

Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted as part of legal battle

A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former NFL player Michael Oher when he was in high school says references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the couple’s websites and public speaking materials as part of their legal battle over Oher’s finances

Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted as part of legal battle
Crime|News|Sports

NBA star Ja Morant describes punching teen during a pickup basketball game last year

NBA star Ja Morant says a teenager hit him in the face with a one-handed basketball pass at close range during a pickup game last year when the Memphis Grizzlies guard punched the 17-year-old in the face

NBA star Ja Morant describes punching teen during a pickup basketball game last year
Crime|News|Sports|US

Ja Morant lawsuit provides glimpse into his youth, family and a contentious pickup game

A court hearing will resume this week in a lawsuit filed by a Memphis teen who alleges that NBA star Ja Morant assaulted him during a pickup basketball game two summers ago

Ja Morant lawsuit provides glimpse into his youth, family and a contentious pickup game
Crime|News|US|World

Tyre Nichols' family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

Tyre Nichols' loved ones have gathered in remembrance at the site where police fatally beat the Black man one year ago

Tyre Nichols' family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him
Crime|News|US

Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school

A judge has declined to reduce a $1 million bond for a man charged with shooting at a contractor at a Jewish school in Memphis after his attorney requested a lower amount to allow him to secure his release and get proper mental health treatment outside of jail

Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school
Environment|News|US

Icy winter blast gripping US blamed for deaths from coast to coast

A new layer of ice has formed over parts of Tennessee just days after a deadly snowy, frigid storm, as bitterly cold weather continued impacting the U.S. from Oregon to the Northeast

Icy winter blast gripping US blamed for deaths from coast to coast
News|US

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

Warnings have been issued across most of the U.S. as brutal cold weather continues to reach southward

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths
Health|News

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

More than 600,000 people served by the Memphis, Tennessee, water utility are on their fourth day of boiling water for drinking, brushing teeth and preparing food

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South
News|US

Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes

Memphis’ water company has lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people that was in place for five days due to freezing temperatures that caused pipes to break throughout the southern city

Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes
News|US|World

Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks

Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures

Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks
Arts|Entertainment

Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show

Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy the music of both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show streaming during Black History Month

Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show
Crime|News|Political|US

Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

Court documents show that Memphis Police Department trainers are prepared to testify in the federal civil rights case against four former Memphis police officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that the officers used force inconsistent with their training and failed to prevent their colleagues from hurting him

Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

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